Immunization

“Mickey Mouse Gets the Measles,” reported one website. “Space Mountain with a Side of Measles,” proclaimed a news blog, which could not resist adding that Measles was “not the name of an eighth ‘Snow White’ dwarf.” That a major measles… Read More ›

Measles outbreaks around the globe and pockets of unvaccinated US residents are driving a resurgence of measles in the United States. Some 539 US measles cases were reported between January 1 and June 27, making 2014’s case total to date… Read More ›

The United States continues to see dividends from efforts to vaccinate young children against rotavirus infection, with fewer children hospitalized for diarrheal illness through 2011, according to an analysis published in the journal Pediatrics today. In 2006, the US Centers… Read More ›

National and local programs that have succeeded in reducing or eliminating racial or ethnic health disparities are outlined in a new report published as a supplement to today’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). “Reducing and eliminating health disparities is… Read More ›

One of the reasons that millions of people worldwide are undervaccinated and susceptible to vaccine-preventable diseases is the need to keep vaccines refrigerated—something that is difficult to do in warm and hard-to-reach areas of the world. But a 10-day pilot… Read More ›

Just 2 doses of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine reduced the risk of young women developing genital warts, although 3 doses provided even greater protection, according to a study published in JAMA today. A 3-dose regimen of HPV vaccine is… Read More ›

An updated guideline for recommended adult immunizations released this week by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) features use of a new type of flu vaccine that for the first… Read More ›